The Writing
Essays on living
the unbound life.
Writing on identity, freedom, integrity, and the cost of living a life that is not yours. Published since 1997.
I Will Not Dim Before I Am Done
There are poems that decorate language, and then there are poems that indict the soul. Dylan Thomas’ villanelle, written in 1951 as...
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When You Smell Smoke, It Doesn’t Mean There’s a Fire
The nervous system is an overachiever. It hears a creak in the rafters and drafts the evacuation plan. It catches a hint...
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Guilt and Shame are NOT Motivators in Freedom
Guilt is a familiar weight, isn’t it? That creeping sensation that whispers, You should have done more. You should have been better....
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People Can’t Touch Me.
The End of Anxiety: How I Deal with Intensity, Contempt, and Triggers Without Losing Myself I haven’t felt anxiety in over 670...
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The Solitude We Fear and the Self We Find
To be alone is often a fear most cannot consider, much less face. The silence of solitude terrifies because it leaves us...
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The Power of Touch. And it’s crutch – this man’s thoughts
When a Man is Wanted, Loved, Touched, and Known I’ve lived through the seasons of what it feels like to be wanted...
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I Quit. Finding Myself in the Clouds of Culture [June 6, 2024]
[Yesterday, Oct 20, 2024, I commented in my sermon that I had divorced from the old me. It reminded me of my...
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We Must Live as Truth pt1 – Honesty in all things [Before the Storm Essay]
Have you ever found yourself suppressing your honesty with others, only to find that it leads to lying to yourself? Over time,...
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Influencers are Not Influenced: An Idea that Rakes against the Scales of Social Marketing and Authenticity
The Ubiquity of Influence Influence permeates every facet of our lives. From birth, we absorb our environment like sponges, translating external stimuli...
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You are probably not a narcissist.
Narcissism: A Theological Perspective "That person is just a narcissist." I hear this constantly in counseling. I often hear many people's self-confession...
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